The fact that a couple of sonic booms caused the 911 system to be overwhelmed with calls surprises me.

I wonder how many of the people that called or attempted to call 911 had enough (or thought they had enough) detail to even allow the police/fire to investigate. Calling 911 to say that you (and half of town) heard a loud noise but you have no idea where it came from or what caused it probably is not very helpful. I wonder if any campaigns are being discussed to educate the public on when they should apply some sort of filter to their thought process before calling 911.